prickly

/ˈprɪkli/ adjective

Translation

SHARP › covered with prickles

dikenli, iğneli

a prickly bush1955

UNFRIENDLY informal › A prickly person or relationship is unfriendly or difficult to deal with.

huysuz, geçimsiz, sinirli, hırçın, hödük, cinleri tepesinde

She gets very prickly if you ask her questions about her private life.991

(Definition of prickly adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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